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Dowry? know how to play ‘Angry Brides’

National Crime Records Bureau record shows that there were as many as 8,391 dowry deaths in the country in 2010, the latest year for which data is available. The figure is almost unchanged from the previous year. Under the 1961 Dowry Prohibition Act, any person who demands a dowry faces up to two years in prison. However, It is still the most common practice.

While it is a good publicity method along with some fun and awareness, Shaadi.com has came up with a Facebook application ‘Angry Brides’ – a game. As the player proceeds through the various levels of the game, different options of weapons are available for the ‘Angry Brides’ to target her three potential husbands – a doctor, an engineer and a pilot. Each hit gives the player a score, which adds up in the ‘anti-dowry fund’.

Dowry is a sensitive issue in India, in which government must step in and enforce strict rules. Because while bride’s family would do everything in their capacity to make wedding a memorable celebration and satisfy her in-laws, sometime it’s not enough for groom’s family and later bride has to suffer.

But this is something that needs to handled with education and awareness about important things in life. Meanwhile, play ‘Angry Brides’ and prepare yourself to have some fun!